Brenda Chandler

Born June 1, 1952, in Sikeston, to the late Jim Chandler and Hazel Thurman Bouler, she was a graduate of Charleston High School and attended Three Rivers Community College. She was a member and pianist at Elm Street Baptist Church of Charleston and had worked at State Farm Insurance in Charleston.

Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Erica Chandler of St. Louis; two brothers, Rondal Chandler of Louisville, Ky., and Roy Chandler of Jackson, Miss.; and two grandchildren, Milo Chandler and Hank Chandler of St. Louis.